Fansided · May 14, 2019
Colorado Avalanche Draft 2019: Losing out on the Top 2 Picks
The Colorado Avalanche lost out on two players who could be immediate difference-makers for their draft team.
The Colorado Avalanche are set up well the 2019 NHL Draft. They have eight picks, including two in the first round. The only round in which they won’t pick is the fourth, which they traded to the Nashville Predators for Colin Wilson.
Naturally, one of the first-round picks is also the result of a trade. As one of the many pieces of the Matt Duchene trade, Colorado received the Ottawa Senators’ first-round selection.